Update from Jeff (minitoyota) who is working on my car . . .


I'm not sure what you can do about this though. I dunno if you can prove that a couple missing trans/motor bolts would cause the trans to go. I'm going to drain the oil in it tonight and see what comes out, if any. You've had 2 diff mechanics look at the car since Honda messed it up which makes it very difficult to prove who did what and when. You do in fact have a new motor in the car, or atleast not the original that came in the car. With the sounds the car was making when you dropped it off, I was expecting to find the disc in 2 pieces but it looks like its in good shape, along with the other clutch components. So its def a trans issue.

Who ever the Honda tech was that worked on the car should be fired. From a missing starter bolt, missing tranny bell housing to motor bolts, unattached grounds, broken/bent steering shaft u joint, nothing greased properly and the kicker, a cross threaded main sub frame bolt. Nothing was torqued properly as well, either hand tight or gorilla arm tightened.

 

was the car under the manufacturers warranty when the work was done? or are you relying on the parts warranties?

 

The car was under warranty at the time. The waraanty didn't cover it because there was no oil in it. Honda USA paid for the new engine, and I paid for the install.

 

Honda said it's too long ago, and they would rather entertain a lawsuit than discuss.